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  • Zenfone Max Pro M2 Pros and Cons

    Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2 is a feature rich smartphone at an affordable price. Powerful Chipset, Big battery, stock Android experience and dual camera setup are the key features to name few. On paper, it is one of the best smartphone in sub 13k price range. In this review, we will discuss Zenfone Max Pro M2 pros and cons.

    Zenfone Max Pro M2 Pros and Cons

    Zenfone Max Pro M2 Key Specifications

    • 6.3 inch IPS LCD Full HD+ screen with Corning Gorilla Glass 6 protection.
    • 3/4/6GB RAM with 32/64GB internal storage.
    • Octa Core Snapdragon 660 SoC.
    • Dual rear camera setup. 12MP(f/1.58) and 5MP depth sensor.
    • 13MP front facing camera.
    • 5000 mAh battery.
    • Dual nano sim card slot+Dedicated microSD card slot.

    Zenfone Max Pro M2 Pros

    First let us look into merits or advantages of Zenfone Max Pro M2.

    Corning Gorilla Glass 6 protection

    In the budget segment, it is rare to see gorilla glass protection for display screen. Zenfone Max Pro M2 comes with new Corning Gorilla Glass 6 protection. This makes phone more durable.

    Good Display Panel

    Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2 comes with 6.3 inch full HD+ display panel with notch. It has 450 nit of brightness. The display offers good viewing angles and can produce 94 percent of the NTSC color gamut.

    Excellent Battery Life

    Zenfone Max Pro M2 house massive 5000 mAh battery. During my review period, I was getting around 2 days of battery life and 8 hours of screen on time.

    Good performance

    Snapdragon 660 SoC with 4GB of RAM on Zenfone Max Pro M3 delivers good day to day performance. We have not faced any lag and heating issues. Even games like Asphalt 9, PUBG played without any issues.

    Decent camera

    The Zenfone Max Pro M2 comes with Dual camera at the back and a 13MP sensor with 1.12 micron pixel size and an f/2.0 aperture in the front. The camera performance in good for a smartphone in the price range of 10k. Both front and back camera are capable of recording 4K videos. Upto 1080, EIS stabilisation is available.

    Zenfone Max Pro M2 Cons

    Here is some of the demerits of Zenfone Max Pro M2.

    1. No fast charge support: As of now, the device does not support any fast charging. With supplied charger, to fully charge the device, it takes around 3 hours. However, in 1 hours charges around 41%.
    2. Android 8.1: The smartphone runs on Android Oreo out of the box. Till the time writing this review, it has not got Android 9.0 Pie update.
    3. Still uses old microUSB port for charging and data transfer.

  • Samsung Galaxy A50 Pros and Cons

    It seems like Samsung has decided to recapture the grip over budget and midrange smartphone segment. Latest Galaxy A series and Galaxy M series smartphones are the reason for this. In this post, let us have a quick look into Samsung Galaxy A50 Pros and Cons.

    Samsung Galaxy A50 Key Specification

    • Display: 6.4-inch super AMOLED of fullHD+ resolution
    • Rear Camera Setup: Triple camera; 25MP wide (f/1.7), 8MP ultra-wide (f/2.2) and 5MP depth lens.
    • Front camera: 25MP with f/2.0 aperture.
    • Processor & GPU: Octa Core Samsung Exynos 9610 & ARM Mali-G72 MP3 GPU.
    • RAM and storage: 4GB/6GB and 64GB
    • Battery: 4,000 mAh.
    • In Display fingerprint scanner.
    Galaxy A50 Review

    Galaxy A50 Pros

    Galaxy A50 Camera

    One of the key strength of the Galaxy A50 is its camera. It has a triple camera setup of 25MP primary wide angles lense with F/1.7, 8MP ultra wide camera and 5MP depth sensor.

    Though Samsung has not mentioned anything on the video stabilisation, both front and rear camera recorded video footages look smooth. Looks like it has EIS.

    Rear 25MP primary camera performance in all light condition look good considering the price segment. Ultra wide angle camera performance in low light is not great. 25MP front facing selfie camera does good job in all light condition.

    Galaxy A50 Performance

    It is powered by a Octa-core Samsung Exynos 9610 SoC. This chip has four ARM Cortex-A73 and four Cortex A-53 CPU cores running at up to 2.3GHz and 1.6GHz respectively. It also has modern ARM Mali-G72 MP3 GPU.

    The performance of the Galaxy A50 is good enough. We have not faced any lagginess or hiccups in day to day usage. Even graphic intensive games like PUBG Mobile and Asphalt 9: Legends playable at their highest settings.

    Galaxy A50 Battery Life

    Samsung Galaxy A50 comes with 4000 mAh battery with fast charging support. With heavy usage it lasted more than a day during our testing period.

    Galaxy A50 Cons

    Slow in-display fingerprint scanner: The in-display fingerprint scanner is not the one we have seen in the flagship Galaxy S10. Though it is good to have latest technology, it is slower compared to regular finger scanner. Also accuracy also not great.

    Average 8MP ultra wide angle camera performance: 8MP ultra wide lens has fixed focus. The low light performance is average.

    No 4K video recording: Both front and rear camera video recording is capped at 1080×2340-pixel.

    No NFC.

  • RealMe 3 Pros and Cons

    RealMe 3 is the latest smartphone under the price segment of 10k. RealMe 2 and RealMe 2 Pro were well received in India because they offered good value for the money for the price. In this post, we will cover some of the RealMe 3 Pros and Cons.

    RealMe 3 pros and cons

    RealMe 3 Pros

    Let us begin with the features which are impressive or merits of RealMe 3 according to us.

    RealMe 3 Design

    RealMe 3 has a unibody design with gradient color. The back is curved in the sides which makes it comfortable to hold. The material used on the back is not a glass but injection moulded plastic. In Spite of that, design looks good considering the price.

    RealMe 3 Display

    RealMe 3 sports 6.2 inch HD+(720×1520 pixels) display panel with Corning Gorilla Glass protection. The large screen with narrow bezels and droplet like notch are advantages. Color reproduction and viewing angles are decent but not great. Images and text don’t look their sharperst.

    RealMe 3 Performance

    Our review device had MediaTek Helio P70 octa-core SoC with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. There is one more variant with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage.

    Performance Wise RealMe 3 is impressive. It manages multi tasking with ease. Even gaming performance is good except few slight intermittent stutter. PUBG can be playable in medium settings.

    RealMe 3 Camera

    The RealMe 3 sports 13MP+2MP rear camera setup. Compared to RealMe2, the primary sensor is improved and now it has f/1.8 aperture. In the front, there is a 13MP sensor with an f/2.0 aperture.

    Photos taken in good lighting condition came out good. The images were sharp and had decent details with excellent contrast, and accurate colors. However, dynamic range was average. In low light conditions, taken images are acceptable for a budget phone. Portrait mode works well. The front facing camera does decent job in good lighting condition.

    Overall camera performance is good considering other phones camera performance in the price segment.

    RealMe 3 Battery

    The RealMe 3 packs a large 4,230 mAh battery. There is no fast charging support. However, it charges like any other phone in the budget segment. In our usage, it easily lasted more than one full day.

    RealMe 3 Cons

    Here is the list of RealMe 3 demerits or features which we felt could have been better.

    • Low pixel density: As it has HD resolution, there is visible pixelation. There are phone in this price segment with full HD resolution.
    • No 4K video recording and lacks any kind of stabilisation.
    • MicroUSB port.
    • No NFC and FM Radio.
    • Single band WiFi.

  • Redmi Note 7 Pro Pros and Cons

    Redmi Note 7 Pro is a feature packed smartphone with aggressive pricing. 48MP rear camera, an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 processor, a large 4,000mAh battery and an eye catchy design are the key USP of this device. On paper, it is one of the best value for money smartphone in the price segment. Here is the quick list of Redmi Note 7 Pro pros and cons.

    Redmi Note 7 Pro Pros and Cons

    Redmi Note 7 Pro Pros

    Let us get started with some of the merits of Redmi Note 7 Pro.

    Design

    Unlike last iterations of Redmi Note series smartphones, Redmi Note 7 Pro design looks more premium. It has Corning Gorilla Glass 5 on both front and back. This looks great and ensures smartphone is durable. There is a plastic rim around the edges. The glass rear panel is curved. This makes the device feel good in hand.

    Display

    Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro sports 6.3-inch full-HD+ (1080 x 2340 pixels) LTPS In-Cell display panel with aspect ratio of 19.5:9 and pixel density of 409 ppi. The colour reproduction and viewing angles are good. The content on the screen looks sharp. Outdoor visibility is good and auto brightness calibration is excellent.

    Camera

    Redmi Note 7 Pro has hude 48MP primary sensor on the back with 5MP depth sensor. There is a 13MP selfie camera which supports functions like HDR, AI beauty, portraits, and mirror function. However, autofocus isn’t on the list of features.

    The 48MP capability of the primary rear camera can only be enabled within the Pro mode. The 12MP is the standard photo mode. In low light situations, Redmi Note 7 Pro camera impresses with good details and less noise.

    In good lighting conditions, it takes beautiful images with good amount of details and high dynamic range. The colors are punchy and has good vibrancy. 13 MP selfie camera performance also impressive.

    Performance

    Redmi Note 7 Pro is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SoC paired with up to 4GB/6GB of RAM. It manages to handle day to day usage with ease. Heavy graphics demanding games like PUBG Mobile and Asphalt 9: Legends are playable on this device.

    Battery

    Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro has 4000 mAh battery with Qualcomm’s Quick Charge 4.0 fast charging technology support. With even heavy usage, it manages to cover full day with 10- 15% power left.

    Redmi Note 7 Pro Cons

    Here is the list of Redmi Note 7 Pro cons or demerits.

    • Hybrid SIM card slot: No dedicated slot for microSD card. Between 2nd SIM and microSD card, user need to choose either of one.
    • No bundled fast charger: The device supports Qualcomm’s Quick Charge 4.0 fast charging technology. But bundled charger is not a fast charger.
    • 5 MP rear secondary is limited for depth sensing: Like we saw in Galaxy M series smartphones, secondary camera does not takes wide angles photos.
    • Bloatware and ads in MIUI.

  • Samsung Galaxy M20 Tips and Tricks

    Samsung Galaxy M20 has many built in useful features. Some of them are very useful on daily basis. Here is the list of simple, basic yet useful Samsung Galaxy M20 Tips and Tricks.

    While we have written this post, Galaxy M20 was running on Android 8.1. Recently it got Android 9.0 update. There may be few design changes to the steps given below.

    Samsung Galaxy M20 Tips and Tricks

    Time needed: 3 minutes

    Let us get started with Galaxy M20 Tips and Tricks

    1. Hide or Unhide Notch in Galaxy M20

      To hide notch in Galaxy M20, go to Settings->Display->Full screen apps. Then Enable Hide camera option by moving the slider to right. This will hide the notch by darkening the top of the screen and show all apps and content below the camera. Disabling the Hide Camera option will unhide the notch.

    2. Auto call recording

      If you want turn on auto call recording, go to call setting. You can go to call settings by opening the dialer and tap Options(three vertical dots in the top right corner). Now go to Settings. Slide down and find Record calls option. Enable Auto record calls.

    3. Identify spam and scam callers

      If you want to see the names and profile pictures of callers and message senders who aren’t in your contact, then this feature may help. This is done using pre installed Hiya app. To enable this feature, go to CALL SETTINGS->Caller ID and spam protection. Turn on the service. It will show the terms and conditions. If you agree with that, you can use the service.

    4. Enable or Disable VoLTE in 2nd SIM

      By default VoLTE is enabled for 2nd SIM. For some reason, if you want to disable VoLTE on 2nd SIM, go to Settings->Connections->Mobile networks. Now enable or disable VoLTE on 2nd SIM by tapping on VoLTE calls SIM 2.

    5. Type Indian Languages

      If you want to type in Kannada, Telugu, Hindi, Tamil etc, in message and whatsapp then follow the steps given below.
      1. Go to Settings->General management->Language and input.
      2. Tap on On-screen keyboard.
      3. Then go to Samsung Keyboard->Languages and types.
      4. Now tap on manage input languages.
      5. Enable the language which you want to use.
      6. Whenever you want to type, in the keyboard swipe left or right on space bar to navigate between the languages.

    In this post, we tried to cover the Samsung Galaxy M20 Tips and Tricks which can be done using the pre installed apps or inbuilt features. There are other ways to achieve the same thing by installing some third party apps.

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